Contest winners announced
Published 9:04 am Thursday, November 16, 2017
Cumberland County Middle School student Madison Dalton won first place in the contest fourth to sixth grade category.
Cumberland County Middle School student Jaleel Brown won first place in the contest seventh to ninth grade category.
Cumberland County High School student Tiera Butler was the winner of the tenth to 12th grade category.
Buckingham County Elementary School student Ilaine Lopez won first place in the contest second and third grade category.
Buckingham County Primary School student Collin P. Snoddy was the winner of the kindergarten and first grade category.
Students from Cumberland and Buckingham County Public Schools received recognition for creative posters from the Peter Francisco Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ (PFSWCD) 2017 poster contest.
According to a news release, first place winners in each category at the local level received a $75 gift card while second place winners in each category received a $50 gift card and third place winners in each category were given a $25 gift card.
Staff from the Buckingham Cooperative Extension served as judges for the year, the released cited.
The theme of the posters revolved around healthy soil, according to the release.
“Did you know that one handful of healthy soil has more living organisms than there are humans on planet earth?” The release cited. “Most of these organisms are bacteria which help decompose organic matter to make the soil nice and rich. Soil bacteria is also used to make antibiotics, anti-fungal, anti-cancer and antidepressant medicines. So while soil
may be at the bottom of the food chain, it is one of the cornerstones of life on Earth.”
Prize winners are listed below.
Kindergarten and First Grade
First Place – Collin P. Snoddy, Buckingham County Primary School
Second Place – Aiden McDonald but he moved out of state prior to the judging
Third Place – Lillian Shreves, Buckingham County Primary School
Second and Third Grade
First Place – Iliane Lopez, Buckingham County Elementary School
Second Place – Shakira Anderson, Buckingham County Elementary School
Third Place – Nahla Cook, Buckingham County Elementary School
Fourth to Sixth Grade
First Place – Madison Dayton, Cumberland County Middle School
Second Place – Hannah Layne, Cumberland County Middle School
Third Place – Gracen Tate, Cumberland County Middle School
Seventh to Ninth Grade
First Place – Jaleel Brown, Cumberland County Middle School
Second Place – Ashanti Jackson, Cumberland County Middle School
Third Place – Kaliyah Braxton, Cumberland County Middle School
Tenth to 12th Grade
First Place – Tiera Butler, Cumberland County High School
Second Place – Caterra Randolph, Cumberland County High School
Third Place – Zoe Leonard, Cumberland County High School
For more information, visit the PFSWCD website at https://www.peter
